Witnesses starting with letter Š

Jaroslav Šišpera by RAF in England, 1940

Jaroslav Šišpera

* 1920 †︎ 2006

Veteran of WW2, western front, Participant in antifascist resistance, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Royal Air Force, Forced labour during the WW2

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1940 - The Battle of France, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain and 2 more anniversaries

Emilie Škábová in contemporary photography

Emilie Škábová

* 1935

Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Petr Škabrada in 2024

Petr Škabrada

* 1962

Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person and 1 more categories

Palach Week, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Škaloud, nineteen years old

Jaroslav Škaloud

* 1935

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising

Frantisek Skarda about 1954

František Škarda

* 1928

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), People helping Jews during WWII, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou

Zdeněk Škarvada

Zdeněk Škarvada

* 1917 †︎ 2013

Veteran of WW2, western front, Royal Air Force, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, Prisoner of War/ P.O.W

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain

Ivana Škarvadová

Mgr. Ivana Škarvadová

* 1942

A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Jaroslav Škarvan

Jaroslav Škarvan

* 1932 †︎ 2021

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jan Škoda - 1947

Jan Škoda

* 1928 †︎ 2018

PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Relative of a political prisoner, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 3 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain and 3 more anniversaries

Krištof Škoda, 1959

Krištof Škoda

* 1941

Czech Minority in Klodzko County (Poland), Victim of forced relocation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

3.9.1942 - 2.2.1943 Battle of Stalingrad, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

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